Improvement in compositions for destroying insects



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIG,

GEORGE W. POWELL, OF HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMPOSITIONS FOR DESTROVING INSECTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175,749, dated April 4, 1876; application filed July 14, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE W. POWELL, of the county of Halifax and State of Virginia, (P. 0., Mcadsville,) have invented a new and useful Ooni pound i'orDestroyin g lnsecis,which compound is fully described in the following specification This invention relates to that class of compounds nsed for the destruction of insects of every kind, but more especially those that have proved so destructive to plants, crops, 850., such as the tobacco-fly, grasshopper, chinclrbug, 8m. 7

To prepare my composition, take one quart of fine, dry, well-sifted wood-ashes. Add a half pint of kerosene-oil, and mix well together, and the preparation is ready to be used by sprinkling or scattering the same lightly over the plants or crops attacked by insects, and will drive off or destroy the insect without injuring such plants or crops.

I clain1 A compound consisting of common woodashes and keroscne-0il, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

G. W. POWELL. Witnesses:

JAMES D. CLAY, JAMES E. GRUBBs. 

